There was outrage in the north inner city this morning as residents blasted Enda Kenny over his meeting in the area last night.

One furious local man blasted: "Enda Kenny can f*** off, him and his shower wouldn't know the first thing about helping us."

But that crude assessment of the Taoiseach's visit and his promises to make people feel safe in the inner city was a reflection of the "too little too late" view most residents voiced to Dublin Live this morning.

News that a proposed Government taskforce to help the area could take up to two years to set up was met with anger by many of those living in the area.

Jason, an unemployed man in his 20s, said:"If it's gonna take them two years to start, we'll either have things sorted ourselves or be beyond help by then.

"It's the community groups that do the work, give them the money."

The bloody Hutch-Kinihan gangland feud, which has left seven people dead - including innocent inner city resident Martin O'Rourke - has brought the area's plight into the national spotlight.

Enda Kenny and his ministers held a closed meeting in the area last night to outline their plans to make residents feel safer.

But there are other issues facing the people of Dublin's inner city neighbourhoods.

Employment and housing are two of the biggest problems that residents want to see tackled.

Patrick told us: "He's (Kenny) already said he can't fix the violence, so maybe they should work on things they can help like housing and education."

Meanwhile in the Dail, Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald said she was extremely alarmed by the Taoiseach’s.

She said: "The Taoiseach’s comments in the Dáil today in relation to the North Inner City were an attempt to belittle the problems faced by the community there.

“You would think from listening to him that all that was need in that community is a lick of paint and a sweeping brush and all would be fine.

“This is extremely alarming given the fact that he visited the community just last night and heard first hand accounts of the major social problems caused by many years of government neglect.

“He is clearly in denial of the fact that successive governments, including his own government for the last five years, have contributed directly to the many social problems faced by this and other communities.

“If he is genuinely intent on dealing with this issue then denial of the glaringly obvious cause of the problem is not a good start.

“I will be meeting Minister Damien English on this issue this evening and will be raising my concerns with him.

“I welcome the Taoiseach’s visit last night but we need him to get a grip on this issue and to get some understanding of the gravity of the problems faced by these communities.”